Monday, October 12, 2009

VISLANG: Some good clarification/direction!

I think today's crit with Jamie went great. I finally have some understanding of what to do/which way to go/how to improve/what other avenues to work with. I'm not just throwing darts in the dark anymore! I do have a lot of work still, but I'm ready and excited to work further with these compositions.

Key notes from crit:-although the christmas tree on the computer was a nice idea...it's more of an ad for APPLE.-good on the angle of the orange photo-it has more interesting angles & some blurriness adding depth-the computer on the 2nd & 3rd thumb is to static and straight-my cover needs to be more editorial and less advertisement like

15 ways to show the computer:-an artistic way, interesting way, ambiguous way-more editorial-try some w/ browser on screen-try some w/ browser not on the screen-try some w/ different objects laying next to the computer -hand -shopping list -gloves/mittens - to further establish the season "place & time" -family photo -paper weight -newspaper-macro with keys in focus and screen out of focus-sharp angles with computer-different light & different shadows - push the dimension-Browser -simplify & create my own -less detail -reduce to core basic elements -more expressive

15 different ways to show copy/say copy-use real LIFE logo-less specific copy-more broad - reaching and applying to more audiences